Hypoalbuminemia is Associated with Mortality in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Amputation.

Chahrour, Mohamad A; Kharroubi, Hussein; Al Tannir, Abdul Hafiz; Assi, Sahar; Habib, Joseph R; Hoballah, Jamal J

Chahrour, Mohamad A; Kharroubi, Hussein; Al Tannir, Abdul Hafiz; Assi, Sahar; Habib, Joseph R; Hoballah, Jamal J.

Affiliation

Chahrour MA; Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Kharroubi H; Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Al Tannir AH; Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Assi S; Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Habib JR; Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Hoballah JJ; Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: jh34@aub.edu.lb.

Ann Vasc Surg ; 77: 138-145, 2021 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34428438

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Amputation, Surgical/mortality; Hypoalbuminemia/mortality; Lower Extremity/blood supply; Malnutrition/mortality; Peripheral Arterial Disease/surgery; Serum Albumin, Human/metabolism; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amputation, Surgical/adverse effects; Biomarkers/blood; Databases, Factual; Female; Humans; Hypoalbuminemia/blood; Hypoalbuminemia/diagnosis; Hypoalbuminemia/physiopathology; Male; Malnutrition/blood; Malnutrition/diagnosis; Malnutrition/physiopathology; Middle Aged; Nutrition Assessment; Nutritional Status; Peripheral Arterial Disease/diagnosis; Peripheral Arterial Disease/mortality; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United States/epidemiology

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Lower Extremity / Hypoalbuminemia / Malnutrition / Peripheral Arterial Disease / Serum Albumin, Human / Amputation, Surgical Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Ann Vasc Surg Journal subject: ANGIOLOGIA Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Lebanon

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